Government Actions Flashcards
1
Q
What is the difference between pail privy and midden privy?
A
- Midden privy: toilet with pit underneath
- Pail privy: toilet with removable bucket.
2
Q
How did the germ theory change government attitude?
A
- Less l’aissez faire
- Clean up towns.
- Replaced midden privy with pail privy.
3
Q
How did Edwin Chadwick’s report affect public health?
Example? Impact P + N?
A
- E: collecting waste, replacing drains and sewers.
- P: Led to 1848 Public Health Act
- N: Dumped waste into Thames
4
Q
true or False
The 1848 Public Health Act was COMPULSORY for everyone to follow.
A
False. The Act was permissive.
5
Q
How did the 2nd Public Health Act affect Public Health?
What? When? Example? Impact P + N?
A
- New compulsory Act that forced authorities to take action.
- 1875
- E: clean water, new houses with toilet and drainage.
- P: improved overall public health.
- N: took too long.
6
Q
How did The Sale of Food and Drugs Act affect Public Health?
When? Example? Impact P + N?
A
- 1875
- E: Harsh sanctions for Food Adulteration and local authorities can get rid of unhealthy food
- P: improved quality of basic foods
- N: took so long
* reduced food poisoning*
7
Q
How did The Food Adulteration Act affect Public Health?
When? What? Example? Impact P + N?
A
- 1860
- First Law to reduce food contamination
- E: new appointments of food analysts
- P: reduced food poisnoning
- N: not compulsory.
8
Q
How did The Sanitary Act affect Public Health?
When? Example? Impact P + N?
A
- 1866
- E: made councils responsible for waste, water, sewers. Local authorities fined if didn’t do so.
- P: made conditions hygienic
- N: clumsily worded + took long to be in action
9
Q
What led to Sanitary Act, 2 public health acts and bazalgette’s sewers?
A
- THE CHOLERA EPIDEMICS
